Focused Passage

Hebrews 5:11-14

The Son Appointed High Priest and the Danger of Spiritual Immaturity

The chapter explains that Christ is the God-appointed, suffering, obedient, and perfected high priest, then confronts hearers who should be mature but have become dull and need training in righteousness.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

11We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain, because you are dull of hearing.

12Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food!

13For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness.

14But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil.

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References and Original Words

Verse 11

Original words

We [have]ἡμῖνG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person PluralmuchπολὺςG4183Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularto sayλόγοςG3056Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularaboutΠερὶG4012Preposition[this]οὗG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular[but it is]καὶG2532Conjunctionhard to explainδυσερμήνευτοςG1421Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .λέγεινG3004Verb - Present Infinitive ActivebecauseἐπεὶG1893Conjunctionyou areγεγόνατεG1096Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluraldullνωθροὶG3576Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralofταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluralhearingἀκοαῖςG189Noun - Dative Feminine Plural
Verse 12

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionAlthoughκαὶG2532ConjunctionbyδιὰG1223Preposition[this]τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingulartimeχρόνονG5550Noun - Accusative Masculine Singularyou oughtὀφείλοντεςG3784Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralto beεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveteachersδιδάσκαλοιG1320Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralyouἔχετεG2192Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralneedχρείανG5532Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular[someone]τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Singularto reteachδιδάσκεινG1321Verb - Present Infinitive Active. . .πάλινG3825AdverbyouὑμᾶςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural-τιναG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Masculine SingulartheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralbasicἀρχῆςG746Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularprinciplesστοιχεῖαG4747Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural-τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Neuter Plural-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine Singularof God’sΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularwordλογίωνG3051Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionvvvγεγόνατεG1096Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralvvvἔχοντεςG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralYou needχρείανG5532Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularmilkγάλακτοςG1051Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionnotοὐG3756AdverbsolidστερεᾶςG4731Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularfoodτροφῆςG5160Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

BSB notes

  • Or of the oracles of God
Verse 13

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctioneveryoneπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularwhoG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularlives onμετέχωνG3348Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularmilkγάλακτοςG1051Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular-γάρG1063Conjunctionis [still]ἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularan infantνήπιοςG3516Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularinexperiencedἄπειροςG552Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singularin [the] messageλόγουG3056Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularof righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςG1343Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Verse 14

Original words

ButδέG1161ConjunctionsolidστερεὰG4731Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingularfoodτροφήG5160Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[for the] matureτελείωνG5046Adjective - Genitive Masculine PluralwhoτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluralbyδιὰG1223Preposition-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine Singularconstant useἕξινG1838Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularhaveἐχόντωνG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine PluraltrainedγεγυμνασμέναG1128Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Plural[their]τὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralsensesαἰσθητήριαG145Noun - Accusative Neuter PluraltoπρὸςG4314PrepositiondistinguishδιάκρισινG1253Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular. . .τεG5037ConjunctiongoodκαλοῦG2570Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular[from]καὶG2532ConjunctionevilκακοῦG2556Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular

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